The Gold surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 18,237 people carried this name — #1,810 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,800 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
84 people named Gold live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Gold.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
61 people named Gold have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 170 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 39 people named Gold live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gold.
- Goicoechea 289 · U.S. census
- Goin 2,752 · U.S. census
- Gois 179 · U.S. census
- Gola 705 · U.S. census
- Golab 440 · U.S. census
- Golay 704 · U.S. census
- Goldberg 29,968 · U.S. census
- Goldenberg 3,478 · U.S. census
- Golder 1,763 · U.S. census
- Goldfarb 3,559 · U.S. census
- Goldin 1,738 · U.S. census
- Goldman 24,086 · U.S. census
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